Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank is a Washington Post columnist. Follow him on Twitter: @Milbank
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Milbank: The Capitol restoration left Congress just as useless
The smell of fresh paint greeted lawmakers reacquainting themselves with their workplace. The Capitol has been returned to its former glory. If only they could do the same to Congress.

Milbank: Will Putin spring an October surprise in presidential election?
Are Vladimir Putin's operatives planning to dump edited DNC documents on the eve of the presidential election?

Milbank: Sean Hannity, “spin doctor” for Donald Trump
Now that Sean Hannity acknowledges advising Donald Trump, he needs only a title to make his role official. Maybe he could be Trump's personal physician?

Milbank: Hillary Clinton leaves party’s liberal wing high and dry
The Bernie backers have reason to be fuming. Their man lost a hard-fought race. But on Monday, they let the fire engulf them -- and not even Sanders himself could...

Milbank: Trump’s speech wasn’t “Morning in America”
As the hour grew late, just after Ivanka Trump declared brightly that "come Jan. 17 all things will be possible again," the tone took a dark turn.

Milbank: On Afghanistan, Obama’s journey from hope to hard reality
There are far fewer U.S. troops in harm's way than there were at the start of the Obama presidency, but to revisit his speeches over the years is to see...

Milbank:Benghazi conspiracy theorists turn on Trey Gowdy
A day after the House Benghazi committee released a final report, conservative activists rounded on Chairman Trey Gowdy for failing to deliver the goods.

Milbank: Congress still doing nothing on guns — but faster
Lawmakers have known for a long time that those suspected of terrorist activities can legally buy guns, but the Republican majority is refusing to fix the problem.

Milbank: The right response to Donald Trump? A media blackout
Donald Trump's ban of Washington Post journalists has left other news outlets with a stark choice: your ratings or your responsibility as journalists in a free society?

Milbank: Forget Lincoln, the GOP is the Party of Trump
On Thursday, Donald Trump escalated his racist attacks on Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge hearing one of the fraud cases against Trump University.